The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... natives , who come every year in caravans with camels and mules and donkeys ; they indulge in all sorts of rites , singing processions , ablutions , and the sacrifice of all kinds of animals to help the re- storation of their health ...
... natives , who come every year in caravans with camels and mules and donkeys ; they indulge in all sorts of rites , singing processions , ablutions , and the sacrifice of all kinds of animals to help the re- storation of their health ...
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... natives declared that they would never owe al- legiance to a Prince who was not of their own nation and language ... native born prince of unblamable life , who could speak no word of English . This was the first Prince of Wales , and it ...
... natives declared that they would never owe al- legiance to a Prince who was not of their own nation and language ... native born prince of unblamable life , who could speak no word of English . This was the first Prince of Wales , and it ...
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... natives against the approach of invaders . Here it was that a vessel of the Spanish Armada ran ashore and her crew taught the natives how to knit after a Spanish fashion . IRELAND The New State Under the Irish Free State ( Agreement ) ...
... natives against the approach of invaders . Here it was that a vessel of the Spanish Armada ran ashore and her crew taught the natives how to knit after a Spanish fashion . IRELAND The New State Under the Irish Free State ( Agreement ) ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee